one cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well - virginia woolf

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Olive Garden Salad

Recreating Olive Garden's salad was the most difficult knock-off. Most recipes online include raw egg (which I'm sure OG does not use) or pectin, which sounds kind of gross for salad dressing. The recipe I went with was outstanding, but not that close to Olive Garden's dressing. However, I put the bowl and all ingredients except for lettuce and the croutons in the freezer before adding the dressing and serving, and the chilled salad captured a lot of the OG experience.

Olive Garden SaladDressing Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup white vinegar

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 tablespoons corn syrup

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons romano cheese

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

Mix all ingredients in a blender until well mixed.

If this is a little to tart for your own personal tastes please add a little extra sugar - mine did need sugar.